La Campana National Park

The La Campana National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional La Campana ) is located in Chile in the Región de Valparaíso. He is a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.

Geography

The national park is located a few kilometers east of quillota in the coastal mountains and has an area of 80 km ².

The park is divided into three sectors Palmas de Ocoa ( 5,440 ha), Granizo (972 ha) and cajón Grande ( 1,588 ha).

The national park is known for its palm trees and oak forests.

Typical plants of the National Park:

  • Wine Palm ( Jubaea chilensis )
  • Boldo - shrub ( Peumus boldus )
  • Canelo tree ( Drimys winteri )
  • Peumo tree ( Cryptocarya alba)
  • Litre tree ( Lithrea caustica )
  • Roble de Santiago tree ( Nothofagus macrocarpa)
  • Huillipatagua tree ( Citronella mucronata )

In the park Andean condors, eagles, reptiles, and many species of birds.

In the south of the national park are high mountains, such as the Cerro El Roble 2,222 m and Cerro La Campana 1,880 m.

History

The La Campana National Park was established in 1967 and has been subject since 1974, the Chilean Forest Service CONAF. UNESCO declared the park a Biosphere Reserve in 1985.

Charles Darwin climbed in 1834 the mountain La Campana.

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